National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1242 - 1170 Meiyang

Chapter 1242: Chapter 1170 Meiyang

Evening.

Meiyang Municipal Committee Reception House.

After personally helping Jiang Yuan and the others with their check-in, the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment leader Wang Sheng said, "Captain Jiang, I’m sorry, the conditions in Meiyang City are like this, please bear with us."

"It’s already very good, much better than the hotels we found ourselves." Huang Qiangmin was following along the whole time, afraid that Jiang Yuan might encounter something unexpected while away.

"It’s what we should do. Captain Jiang, you previously helped us a lot. Honestly, if it weren’t for you coming over, with the stance from the Ministry and the secretaries at that time, they were asking three times a day..." Wang Sheng shook his head and continued, "I just wanted to say, our Secretary is still in a meeting, he wants to invite Director Jiang and Commissioner Huang for dinner tonight."

"We might have to have a meeting first." Huang Qiangmin, worried that Jiang Yuan might not respond well, quickly said, "I’ll call Secretary Zhang to apologize."

"Secretary Zhang knows how busy the task force is, and specifically said that once Captain Jiang is free, he will come to visit. If there’s no time for dinner, a supper or tea would be fine." A young staff member responsible for liaising with the reception house spoke up.

Huang Qiangmin couldn’t refuse anymore, said with a little embarrassment, "It’s truly unreasonable to let the Secretary wait for us, mainly because the task force’s mission is too urgent..."

"The Secretary particularly understands and has instructed us to prioritize your work, Captain Jiang. His main purpose is to express his gratitude, and he doesn’t want to interfere with your case work." The young staff member, already speaking with the maturity of someone from Shandong.

Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team had previously helped Meiyang City with the gambling den explosion case. That was indeed a major case, causing dozens of casualties with one loud bang, alarming the Ministry, resulting in Song Tiancheng bringing Jiang Yuan directly to the scene.

In retrospect, it was fortunate that he brought Jiang Yuan with him, enabling Jiang Yuan to be involved from the investigation stage of the case.

Jiang Yuan even upgraded his "Trace Evidence Analysis - Explosion Trace Analysis" to Level 6 specifically for this case, and after this case, Jiang Yuan hardly encountered explosion cases again, essentially upgrading a skill specifically for this case.

Even so, solving Meiyang City’s gambling den explosion case was not easy, and once even got stuck, forcing Jiang Yuan to use various solutions and techniques. Wang Sheng, who had participated throughout, witnessed Jiang Yuan’s various methods and was amazed, and now, as time has passed, every time Wang Sheng recalls it, Jiang Yuan becomes even more towering in his mind.

It’s just like those at Tengwang Pavilion that day, when they witnessed Wang Bo write "The treasures of heaven and earth, the Dragon’s Light shines on the ruins; the figures of legend and geography, Xu Ruyu’s mat by Chen Fan’s bed," in their hearts, they might have just thought "Wow, amazing!"

But as time goes by, they will realize that the "Wow" then underestimated it, and "amazing" has grown bigger and bigger, so that one day when people speak of this place again, it becomes "The treasures of heaven and earth, the literary star shines by Teng Pavillion; the figures of legend and geography, Wang Bo’s work on Yan Gong’s seat."

Secretary Zhang Dinghui of Meiyang City has a similar feeling. So, when he heard that Jiang Yuan was here, he immediately ordered to make arrangements, fearing that Jiang Yuan and others would leave by tomorrow.

Wang Sheng naturally coordinated actively, handed the room card to Jiang Yuan, and then asked, "We’ve also prepared the meeting room. Do you want to rest first or..."

"Let’s go directly." Jiang Yuan handed his luggage to Wei Shikan, instructed briefly, and left.

The atmosphere of the video conference was extremely oppressive.

With each team’s report, everyone’s expectations were continuously lowered, and the spread of gloom was inevitable.

Three days have passed, and the clues remain ambiguous. Those knowledgeable know this case is slipping away.

Over a dozen teams, dispatched to multiple locations, including over a thousand logistic personnel, the costs here no longer matter, as the political and social significance has far surpassed money.

And this political and social significance is an extraordinary pressure on the cadres at all levels responsible for the task force.

Dense smoke quickly filled the projected screen, Wang Chuanxing adjusted the parameters to no avail, and turned to speak but noticed that the meeting room in the hotel was also filled with smoke.

The pressure was so great that it blurred vision.

"Let’s discuss some concrete information. Old Yu, could you talk about the suspect’s identity investigation?" The director, mainly responsible for the meeting and showing importance, with decision-making on rewards and punishments, left the specific liaison work to Criminal Police Brigade Chief Yu Wenshu.

Yu Wenshu, sitting three seats away from the director, was called, coughed, and said, "The investigation into the suspect’s identity is fairly smooth. Currently, DNA evidence, surveillance data, and police visits all point to our previously identified suspect, Ren Kuangshan, the truck driver from Changyang City."

Yu Wenshu didn’t need to look at the documents, saying, "About Ren Kuangshan’s basic information, I believe everyone seated here is familiar with it. Over the past day, our investigation was assisted by the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment and the Graphic Investigation Brigade, as well as by the Technical Investigation and National Security units, to primarily summarize Ren Kuangshan’s motives, vehicle sources, financial transactions, and possible inside man issues."

Yu Wenshu: "First, the issue of inside man, it indeed exists."

This statement further silenced the already quiet video conference.

Yu Wenshu proceeded, "The inside man is a student of Academician Lou, named Li Xu. Recently, he was traveling with Academician Lou for projects. He leaked Academician Lou’s information because a female student from the same school, Cai Yujia, whom he liked, took a part-time job for an industry survey and often asked him about Academician Lou’s news via WeChat. The girl claimed that providing information or writing articles could earn her news fees and manuscript fees, ranging from several hundred yuan each time. Tracing back, the company posting the part-time job doesn’t exist, and the account wiring the money was bought, this lead is pretty much broken."

The expressions of those listening became solemn.

A policeman unknown to others stated what everyone was thinking, "The lead is thoroughly broken. Cybersecurity and Technical Investigation colleagues have been busy for a long time with little gain. Additionally, someone called the direct perpetrator Ren Kuangshan that day, this call was not made by the student of Academician Lou we just mentioned, but this lead cannot be pursued any further."

"Considering this, could this case be regarded as a spy case?" Someone promptly inquired.

"The nature of the case isn’t important. What’s important is solving it, and solving it as quickly as possible." The urgency in the speaker’s voice was something the participants could clearly perceive.

Designing such a complex murder cannot be without reason. There must be a demand from behind the scene, but what is that demand? Is killing Academician Lou a lucrative goal alone, or is it part of a broader goal achieved by his death?

An academician isn’t purely a scientist; their involvement with national and public welfare is extensive. Academically, the academician and his team hold considerable academic discourse authority, inherently of an exclusive nature, famously seen in how the Soviet Union’s Lisenko rejected Mendel and Morgan’s genetics, significantly impacting Soviet genetics, biology, agriculture, and medicine. Similarly, half a century later, the U.S.’s trend of refusing to acknowledge evolution is intensifying.

Combining academia with public opinion, a notable example is Academician Ding Zhongli’s interview with Chai Jing, showing even in so-called major policies, when it touches professional areas, an academician can exert immense influence on topics like environmental protection, development rights, and carbon emissions.

Accordingly, the fields in which an academician can participate politically, economically, or more specifically industry-wise are numerous.

Yu Wenshu paused, seeing no further questions, continued, "Considering from the perspective of the academician, the motive is difficult to speculate. Comparatively, suspect Ren Kuangshan’s motive is simpler. He likely had cancer detected during a medical check-up and was subsequently targeted. For this reason, we investigated the hospital and their computer systems, and also visited Ren Kuangshan’s fellow patients during hospitalization, with no leads."

Yu Wenshu: "In terms of financial transactions, Ren Kuangshan left all his money and property to his wife and daughter. He had a separate bank card used for receiving freight transactions, the accounts were clear, all usable money was transferred out, and debts were paid. As for owners who owed him, our inquiry found that Ren Kuangshan had only recently demanded payment once and didn’t follow up further."

"Does this mean he’s taken care of things before fleeing?" Ge Zhibing softly commented, "Thus, Ren Kuangshan must be far gone."

Yu Wenshu nodded, "A relatively good piece of news is that during our investigation of the origin of the incident vehicle, we identified a car thief through the Graphic Investigation. The car thief is a repeat offender from Qinghe City, with four prison records, and the Qinghe City Criminal Police Detachment has been commissioned to handle the investigation and inquiry."

"This lead isn’t bad. A thief who’s been in prison four times, even if hired, must have some understanding of his employer to take the job." Liu Jinghui whispered to Jiang Yuan. They didn’t have their mic on, so their conversation didn’t affect the meeting.

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly, "Ren Kuangshan is also an old hand."

"Exactly, Ren Kuangshan has been driving trucks for twenty years, interacting daily with various shady characters, he would have learned just from observation." Liu Jinghui paused, "So, where is Ren Kuangshan?"